Device for packing, transporting and storing ready-made curtains or drapes

ABSTRACT

An arrangement for packing, transporting, and storing ready-made curtains or drapes which includes an open top container provided with a lid for selectively closing the container which lid is provided with at least one rail for receiving the fittings provided on the upper edges of the ready-made curtains or drapes.

United States Patent Pape Nov. 4, 1975 [54] DEVICE FOR PACKING,TRANSPORTING 2,198,037 4/1940 Jarnagin 206/9 AND S O READY MADE CURTAINS2,317,531 4/1943 Hudson et a] 206/326 2,600,083 6/1952 Sutz 160/34 ORDRAPES 2,659,643 11/1953 Friesz 206/290 [75] Inventor: Hermann Pape,Laggenbeck, 3,092,170 6/1963 Ellis 160/133 Germany 3,275,133 9/1966 Wood206/394 3,357,480 12/1967 Matsumoto.... 160/133 [73] Ass1gnee:Gardisette Holding AG, Sw1tzer1and 3,396,834 8/1968 Luckey et al..206/326 Filed: Dec. 1973 3,570,678 3/1971 Landberg 211/46 [21] Appl'427994 Primary ExaminerWii1iam T. Dixson, Jr.

Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Craig & Antonelli [30] Foreign ApplicationPriority Data Dec. 22, 1972 Germany 2262848 [57] ABSTRACT U.S. Anarrangement for packing transporting and toring [lit- Cl. readyq'nadeurtains or drapes includes an open Fleld of Search 5 290, top containerprovided with a lid for selectively clos- 160/34, 133 ing the containerwhich lid is provided with at least one rail for receiving the fittingsprovided on the References Clted upper edges of the ready-made curtainsor drapes. UNITED STATES PATENTS 293,844 2/1884 Bernstein et a1 .1206/49 34 Clams 10 Drawmg F'gures Sheei 1 of 5 U.S. Patent Nov. 4, 1975US. Patent Nov. 4, 1975 Sheet 2 of5 3,917,065

U.S. Patent Nov. 4, 1975 Sheet 3 of5 3,917,065

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U.S. Patent Nov. 4, 1975 Sheet 5 of5 3,917,065

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DEVICE FOR PACKING TRANSPORTING AND STORING READY-MADE CURTAINS ORDRAPES This invention relates to devices for packing, transporting, andstoring ready-made curtains or drapes which are provided at their upperedges with fittings for hanging them.

Ready-made curtains or drapes are well known and conventionally consistof curtains or drapes which are completely ready for hanging or havebeen made up to the extent that they require only adaptation to theparticular rod or rail system from which they are to be suspended. Moreparticularly, ready-made curtains or drapes are already provided withpleating or gathering so that they have the required or desired lengthand width and are, as a rule, provided at their upper edges with hangersor fittings by means of which they can be suspended from ceiling orwall-mounted rails or rods with the hangers being slidable on themounted rails or rods. The hangers provided on the upper edges of theready-made curtains or drapes may consist, for example, of runners,rollers, hooks, or other conventional devices made of plastic or othersuitable material.

The production of ready-made curtains or drapes by manufacturers isbecoming increasingly popular with various manufacturing methods beingwell known in the art. For example, in one conventional manufacturingmethods, pleats are formed at the top edge of the curtain or drape to besecured by a customary sewn-on supporting tape. Prior to the hanging ofthe thus-produced curtain or drape, rollers, runners, or the like arethen inserted in the usual manner into loops provided in the supportingtape. Additionally, it is possible to fasten the pleats of the curtainsor drapes in clip-like devices which embody the curtain or drapehangers.

Prior to the present invention, ready-made curtains or drapes have beenpacked, transported and stored by folding them and placing them inplastic bags. This procedure has the disadvantage of beingtime-consuming in addition to subjecting the curtains or drapes toconsiderable undesirable creasing. Furthermore, the hanging of a curtainor drape, after it has been removed from the prior art packagingarrangement, takes considerable time because the undesirable folds andcreases in the material resulting from the conventional packingarrangements must be removed by pressing the curtains or drapes orperforming some similar operation.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide adevice for the compact packing, transporting, and storage of ready-madecurtains or drapes in which the curtain or drape is not subjected tosignificant creasing.

A further object of the present invention resides in providing a deviceinto which the curtain or drape can be rapidly inserted for subsequentcrease-free washing and from which it can be removed rapidly and neatlyin substantially the same position as inserted.

According to the present invention, there is provided a protectiveenvelope or case having a lid or cover provided with a handle with oneor more rails being provided on the underside of the lid or cover forreceiving the hangers provided on the ready-made curtains or drapes.

According to the present invention, the curtains or drapes are suspendedon the rail or rails by their respective hangers and, subsequently, areinserted into the protective envelope or case so that duringtransportation and storage, although the curtains or drapes lie infolds, the folds correspond substantially to the freefall folds of thecurtains or drapes and lie or hang in an extended position ,wherebyundesirable creasing cannot occur. Furthermore, the rail or rails of thepresent invention are so designed so as to permit the fittings orhangers of the curtain or drape to be quickly fitted on the rail orrails.

One advantage of the present invention resides in the fact that,particularly upon removal of the curtain or drape from the envelope orcase, the user has the curtain or drape immediately in' the sameposition in which it is to be suspended from the ceiling or wall rod.

A further advantage of the present invention resides in the fact thateven if the curtain or drape must be folded over once or more because ofits great length to enable it to be accommodated in a relatively shortprotective envelope or case after suspension from the lid or cover,there is no significant creasing due to the fact that the curtain ordrape is suspended from the lid or cover and packed into the protectiveenvelope or case in an entirely orderly manner. To further avoidundesirable creasing and to improve the packing of the curtain or drapein these situations, the curtain or drape may, for example, be tied atthe points where it is folded over.

A further advantage of the present invention resides in the fact thateven after the curtain or drape has been used, the lid can be employedto receive the curtain or drape for cleaning purposes. This particularfeature is extremely advantageous particularly in situations wherein thematerial used for the curtain or drape is sensitive, in which case thecurtain or drape can then be moved about in the cleaning solution whilesuspended from the lid and reamins in the position in which it is to behung, thereby assuring that creasing does not occur during the. cleaningof the curtains or drapes.

One feature of the present invention resides in providing a protectiveenvelope or case which is in the form ofa rigid container closed by alid holding the curtain or drape. I

Another feature of the present invention resides in providing aprotective envelope or case which is approximately the same length asthe packed curtain or drape.

A further feature of the present invention resides in providing a lid orcover having a rim or lip which projects down below the rail or railsprovided on the lid or cover with at least one breakor opening providedin the rim or lip for the introduction of the hangers into or onto therail or rails.

A still further feature of the present invention resides in providing asubstantially S-shaped rail whereby a relatively great length of railcan be accommodated on the lid or cover even though the lid or cover andthe protective envelope or case have a relatively small diameter.

A still further feature of the present invention resides in providing adevice whereby a rail or rails may be 3 the required manner therbyavoiding excessively wide lids in situations where wide curtains ordrapes are to be packed.

A further feature of the present invention resides, in situationswherein round lids or lids provided with more than four corners areemployed, in providing a rail or rails arranged in circular form. If aplurality of rails are provided on the lid, these rails may be disposedparallel to or concentrically with one another.

The aforementioned objective, features, and advantages of thearrangement constructed in accordance with the present invention willbecome more readily apparent from the consideration of the detaileddescription hereinbelow, when considered in connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 'lis a perspective view of the container arrange ment according tothe present invention with portions of the container broken away toillustrate the drapes suspended therein;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the lower side of the lid illus" trated in FIG.1;

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of the lid of FIG. 2 with a curtainor drape mounted thereon;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-lV of FIG. 3;

FIG. is a plan view of the lower side ofa lid according to a furtherembodiment of the present invention with the rail being divided intothree protions bent at acute angles to one another and illustrates analternative arrangement for receiving the curtain or drape hangers;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIVI of FIG. 5;

FIGS. 7 through 9 are plan views of the lower sides of lids according tofurther embodiments of the present invention with the rails beingsubstantially S-shaped, substantially circular, and helically extending,respectively; and

FIG. is a view ofa further embodiment of the present invention with acurtain or drape folded over twice in the longitudinal direction anddisposed in a protective envelope.

Referring now. to the drawing wherein like reference numerals are usedthroughout the various views to designate like parts, according to FIG.1, a substantially cylindrical open-topped container 1 is provided witha lid 2 to which an handle 3 is fitted. While the container 1 isillustrated as being substantially circular in cross section, it is tobe understood that such container may be of square, rectangular orpolygonal cross section with the lid 2 being adapted to cover theappropriate cross-sectional opening.

Asishown in FIG. 1, the lid 2 is provided with a downwardly projectingrim or lip portion 4 which telescopes or is received in the container 1and held in its inserted positionv by a tight fit. The outer surface ofthe rim 4 and the appertaining inner wall 8 of the container 1 may alsobe provided with a short coarse-pitch screw thread arrangement orbayonet fastening means in order to ensure an adequately firm connectionbetween the lid 2 and the container 1.

As further shown in FIG. 1, a ready-made curtain or drape 5 is suspendedon the underside of the lid 2 with the length of thecontainer beingselected such that when the lid 2 is fitted to the container 1, thecurtain 5 does not quite reach the closed bottom 6 of the con- I tainer1.

The lid 2 is provided with a projecting portion 7 i which extendsslightly beyond the rim or lip 4 of the lid and 'lies against the topedge 8 of the container 1 thereby ensuring the exact positioningof thelid in relation to the container 1.

FIG. 2 illustrates the lower side of the lid 2 on which side aredisposed two rails 9 extending parallel to one another and chordallyacross the lid2. One end of the rails 9 extends up to the rim 4 whereasat the opposite end the rim 4is broken away to provide an aperture or 1slot arrangement 10 which provides access to the cross 1 section of therails 9 whereby the hangers, to be described more fully hereinafter,mounted at the top edge of the ready-made curtain or drape 5, can beintroduced to the rails 9.

FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate, by way of example, a suspending of theready-made curtain or drape by fitting and gathering devices 11 whichare mounted on the top edge of the curtainor drape 5. Such gathering andfixing devices 11 may be of the type illustrated and described in detailand claimed in British application No.

As apparent from FIG. 4, the fixing and gathering devices 11 areprovided with hangers 12, each of which may have a bore 13 for insertionof a pair of conventional supporting rollers (not shown). These hangers12 are undercut at their lower end so as to permit them to be insertedinto the rails 9 which have a box-section with a slit 15 being providedin their bottom sides to accommodate the portions 14 of the devices 11.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the two rails 9 are spaced apart by adistance corresponding to the distance between the two hangers 12 of thedevices 11 which are joined together by a web 16. Thus, it is possibleto sustype described hereinabove in connection with FIGS. 3

and 4; however, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, pairs of rollers18 are inserted into the bores 13 provided in the hangers l2 and areintroduced into the box-sectioned profile of each of the rails 9. Thus,the fixing and gathering devices 11 extend longitudinally of the rails9, and it is in this direction in which they are inserted into thecurtain rail mounted on the ceiling of a room.

As shown in FIG. 5, portions of the rail 9 are partly interrupted atbends 9awhereby, after insertion of the. hangers 12 into the straightrail 9 the latter can bebent into a shape illustrated in FIG.'5 with thebent rail portions carrying the curtain or drape being subsequently ifastened on the lower side of the lid 2 as shown in FIG. 6.

For the purpose of fastening the bent rail portions to the lid, therails 9 are provided at their top portion with external flanges 9b whichengage behind resilient hooks or lugs 2a provided on the lid 2. By thisarrangement and subsequent attachment of the rails to the lid, afavorable utilization of the entire cross-section of the lid 2 ispossible. Furthermore, this manner of subsequently attaching the rails 9to the lid may also be employed to the other embodiments of the presentinvention.

According to the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG.7, a rail 20 of substantially S- shape is disposed on the lid 2 with oneend of the rail 20 lying against the inside of the rim 2 whereas theother end lies adjacent an opening or slot 10 provided in the rim or lipportion 4. By employing an arrangement such as illustrated in FIG. 7,ready-made drapes or curtains 5 having devices for fixing folds mountedat the top edge thereof such as, for example, illustrated, described,and claimed in British patent application'No. 26192/73 may beaccommodated. These devices, which at their top end are provided withrunners or pairs of rollers, can be continuously pushed into the rail ofthis embodiment as long as adequate length of rail is available on thelid 2 without the diameter of the lid and the container 1 becomingexcessively large.

FIG. 8 illustrates a further embodiment of the present invention whereina rail 21 is mounted on the lower side of a lid 2 which is in the formof an equilateral hexagon with the rail 21 extending substantiallycircularly.

In a further embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 9, a rail 22 may beprovided which extends helically, thereby permitting a good utilizationof the cross section of the lid and, consequently, of the cross sectionof the container.

While the rail arrangements illustrated in FIGS. 2 through 9 werediscussed in connection with fixing devices disclosed in two Britishapplications, it is understood that the rails of the present inventioncan also be employed when other types of hangers are mounted on the topedge of the ready-made curtains or drapes. In particular, the rails ofthe present invention can accommodate conventional attachment of pairsof rollers or runners which are provided on supporting tapes sewn on thetop edge of curtains or drapes. Furthermore, the rails of the presentinvention are suitable for accommodating a large number of known hangersadapted to be attached by means of clips or the like to the top edge ofthe curtain or drapes.

Furthermore, while a box-section rail has been described hereinabove, itis also possible to use all the various types of rails normally employedfor the numerous types of conventional hangers. For example, in additionto box-shaped T-sections provided with a slit, slit tubular sections mayalso be employed in which, as in the case of the box-section, the slitmay be disposed at the bottom, side, or any other portion of the rail inorder to accommodate the configuration ofa particular hanger.

After the curtain or drape 5 has been suspended on the rail or rails 9,20, 21, 22, the end adjacent the opening or openings 10 may be closed bymeans of'conventional clamping devices, such as are customarily used forcorresponding curtain rails fitted to ceilings or walls, in order toprevent the curtain or drape 5 from slipping accidentally from the railor rails before the lid carrying the curtain is fitted on the container1 or after the lid has been removed from the container 1.

When the curtain or drape 5 has been inserted into the container 1 andthe lid 2 placed on the latter, it cannot slip off the rails becausesuch rails are brought to a point close against the opening 10 wherebywhen the lid is on the container, the end of the rail is disposed closeup against the inside of the container 1.

So as to improve the stackability of the containers 1 closed by a lid 2,the handle 3 provided on the lid 2 does not project beyond the lid 2,but a recess 23 is provided below the handle in the lid 2 and on theinside at the same time laterally enclosing the rail 9 or 20.

While the rail or rails of the present invention may be made of anysuitable material, such material may consist of a thermoplastic materialand the rail or rails may be fastened to the lid 2 by adhesive bonding,welding, or clamping. Additionally, the lid 2 and container 1 may bemade of an appropriate material, and such material may consist ofadequately strong cardboard.

As shown in FIG. 10, in lieu of a substantially rigid container 1, it isalso possible to use a bag made of a thin film or the like, in whichcase the stackability of the packing unit is considerably restrictedunless, as indicated in FIG. 10, the bag is inflated with compressedair.

As clearly shown in FIG. 10, the curtain or drape 5 is suspended from alid 2, which lids correspond basically in construction to the lidillustrated in FIG. 1, with the curtain or drape 5 being suspended fromthe fixing and gathering devices 11 mounted in the rails 9. To eliminateundesirable creasing of the curtains or drapes, strings 24 are providedin two positions along the length of the curtain or drape with the samebeing folded over at these points whereby the bag may be relativelyshort.

In the embodiment of FIG. 10, the bag is tightly pressed against theedge of the lid 2 at the top by means of a rubber band 25 and inflatedwith compressed air whereby storage in the horizontal position ispossible without the curtain or drape being creased.

While I have shown and described several embodiments in accordance withthe present invention, it is understood that the same is not limitedthereto but is susceptible of numerous changes and modifications asknown to those skilled in the art, and I therefore do not wish to belimited to the details shown and described herein but intend to coverall such changes and modifications as are encompassed by the scope ofthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. An arrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-madecurtains or drapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof,the arrangement comprising: container means provided with an opening forreceiving the curtains. or drapes, cover means for selectively coveringsaid opening, and means provided on said cover means for receiving thehangers to suspend the curtain or drapesin said container meansincluding at least one rail means:provided on the underside of saidcover means, said cover means being provided with a rim portionprojecting beyond the end of said at least one rail means, said rimportion being provided with an aperture means for enabling the hangersto be disposed on said at least one rail means.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said cover means isprovided with a handle portion.

3. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said container means isa substantially rigid container.

4. An arrangement according to claim 3, wherein said rigid container issubstantially the same length as the suspended curtain or drape.

5. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said at least one railmeans is disposed on said cover means in a substantially Sshapedconfiguration.

6. An arrangement accordingto claim 5, wherein means are provided foraffixing said rail to said cover means.

7. An arrangement according to claim 6, wherein said at least one railmeans is provided with flange portions, said affixing means includingresilient lug means for receiving said flange portions.

8. An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said at least one railmeans is disposed on said cover means in a substantially helicalconfiguration.

9. An arrangement according to claim 8, wherein means are provided forfixing said rail to said cover means.

10. An arrangement according to claim 9, wherein said at least one railmeans is provided with flange portions, said affixing means includingresilient lug means for receiving said flange portions.

11. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said at least one railmeans extends chordally across said cover means.

12. An arrangement according to claim 11, wherein means are provided forfixing said rail to said cover means. i v

13. An arrangement according to claim 12, wherein said at least one railmeans is provided with flange por-' tions, said affixing means includingresilient lug means for receiving said flange portions.

14. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said at least one railconsists of a plurality of portions; saidportions being bent relative toeach other.

15. An arrangement according to claim 14, wherein means are provided foraffixing said rail to said cover means. Y

16. An arrangement according to claim 15, wherein said at least one railmeans is provided with flange portions, said affixing means includingresilient lug means for receiving said flange portions.

17. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said container means isa bag, and means are provided for fluid-tightly connecting said covermeans with said bag.

18. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a h 21. An arrangementaccording to claim 1, further; comprising means for closing an end ofsaid at least one rail means disposed at said aperture means.

22. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said cover means isprovided with a handle portion, said handle portion including an uppersurface portion according to claim '1, wherein an pend the curtain ordrapes in said container means, said receiving means includes at leastone rail means provided on the underside of said cover means, saidcontainer. means being a substantially rigid container and.

having substantially the same length as the suspended curtain or drape,said cover means being provided with I a rim portion projecting beyondthe end of said at least one rail means, said rim portion being providedwith an aperture means for enabling the hangers to be disposed on saidat least one rail means.

24. An arrangement according to claim 23, wherein.

storing ready-made curtainsor drapes provided with hanger means at thetop edge thereof, the arrangement comprising: container means providedwith an opening for receiving the curtains or drapes, cover means forselectively covering said "opening, means provided on said cover meansfor receiving the hangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in saidcontainer means including at least one reail means provided on theunderside of said cover means, said at least one rail means beingdisposed on saidcover means in a'substantially S-shaped configuration,said container means being a bag, and

means for fluidtightly connecting said cover means with said bag. 28. Anarrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-made curtain ordrapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof, thearrangement 1 comprising: container means provided with an opening forreceiving'the curtains or drapes, cover means for selectively coveringsaid opening, means provided on said covermeans for receiving thehangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in said container meansincluding at least one rail means provided onthe underside of said covermeans, said at least one rail means being disposed on said cover meansin a substantially circular configuration, said container means being abag, and means for fluid-tightly connecting said cover means with saidbag.

29. An arrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-madecurtains or drapes provided with hanger means atthe top edge thereof,the arrangement N comprising: container means provided with an opening.

disposed substantially in the same plane as the upper surface portion ofthe cover means, and wherein a a recess is provided in said cover meansbeneath said handle portion.

23. An arrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-madecurtains or drapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof,the arrangement comprising: container means provided with an opening forreceiving the curtains or drapes, cover means for selectively coveringsaid opening, and means provided on said cover means for receiving thehangers to susfor receiving the curtains or drapes, cover means forselectively covering said opening. means provided on said cover meansfor receiving the hangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in saidcontainer means including at least one rail means provided on theunderside of said cover means, said at least one rail means is disposedon said cover means in a substantially helical configuration, saidcontainer means being a bag, and

means for fluid-tightly connecting said cover means with said bag.

30. Anarrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-madecurtains or drapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof,the arrangement comprising: container means provided with an opening 1for receiving the curtains ordrapes, cover means for selectivelycovering said opening, means provided on r said cover means forreceiving the hangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in said containermeans including at least one rail means provided on the underside ofsaid cover means, said at least one rail means extending chordallyacross said cover means, said container means being a bag, and means areprovided for fluid-' tightly connecting said cover means with said bag.

31. An arrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-madecurtains or drapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof,the arrangement comprising: container means provided with an opening forreceiving the curtains or drapes, cover means for selectively coveringsaid opening, means provided on said cover means for receiving thehangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in said container meansincluding at least one rail means provided on the underside of saidcover means, said at least one rail means consists 10 of a plurality ofrail portions. said portions being bent relative to each other, saidcontainer means being a bag, and means for fluid-tightly connecting saidcover means with said bag.

32. An arrangement according to claim 31, wherein said plurality of railportion extend chordally across said cover means.

33. An arrangement according to claim 32, wherein means are provided forfixing said plurality of rail portions to said cover means.

34. An arrangement according to claim 33, wherein each of said pluralityof rail portions is provided with flange portions, said affixing meansincluding resilient lug means for receiving the flange portions of arespective rail means.

1. An arrangement for packing, transporting and storing readymadecurtains or drapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof,the arrangement comprising: container means provided with an opening forreceiving the curtains or drapes, cover means for selectively coveringsaid opening, and means provided on said cover means for receiving thehangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in said container meansincluding at least one rail means provided on the underside of saidcover means, said cover means being provided with a rim portionprojecting beyond the end of said at least one rail means, said rimportion being provided with an aperture means for enabling the hangersto be disposed on said at least one rail means.
 2. An arrangementaccording to claim 1, wherein said cover means is provided with a handleportion.
 3. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said containermeans is a substantially rigid container.
 4. An arrangement according toclaim 3, wherein said rigid container is substantially the same lengthas the suspended curtain or drape.
 5. An arrangement according to claim1, wherein said at least one rail means is disposed on said cover meansin a substantially S-shaped configuration.
 6. An arrangement accordingto claim 5, wherein means are provided for affixing said rail to saidcover means.
 7. An arrangement according to claim 6, wherein said atleast one rail means is provided with flange portions, said affixingmeans including resilient lug means for receiving said flange portions.8. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said at least one railmeans is disposed on said cover means in a substantially helicalconfiguration.
 9. An arrangement according to claim 8, wherein means areprovided for fixing said rail to said cover means.
 10. An arrangementaccording to claim 9, wherein said at least one rail means is providedwith flange portions, said affixing means including resilient lug meansfor receiving said flange portions.
 11. An arrangement according toclaim 1, wherein said at least one rail means extends chordally acrosssaid cover means.
 12. An arrangement according to claim 11, whereinmeans are provided for fixing said rail to said cover means.
 13. Anarrangement according to claim 12, wherein said at least one rail meansis provided with flange portions, said affixing means includingresilient lug means for receiving said flange portions.
 14. Anarrangement according to claim 1, wherein said at least one railconsists of a plurality of portions, said portions being bent relativeto each other.
 15. An arrangement according to claim 14, wherein meansare provided for affixing said rail to said cover means.
 16. Anarrangement according to claim 15, wherein said at least one rail meansis provided with flange portions, said affixing means includingresilient lug means for receiving said flange portions.
 17. Anarrangement according to claim 1, wherein said container means is a bag,and means are provided for fluid-tightly connecting said cover meanswith said bag.
 18. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein aplurality of rail means are provided on the underside of said covermeans.
 19. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein an end of saidat least one rail means opposite said aperture means extends at least upto an inside surface of said rim.
 20. An arrangement according to claim1, wherein an end of said at least one rail means is extended into saidaperture means.
 21. An arrangement according to claim 1, furthercomprising means for closing an end of said at least one rail meansdisposed at said aperture means.
 22. An arrangement according to claim1, wherein said cover means is provided with a handle portion, saidhandle portion including aN upper surface portion disposed substantiallyin the same plane as the upper surface portion of the cover means, andwherein a a recess is provided in said cover means beneath said handleportion.
 23. An arrangement for packing, transporting and storingready-made curtains or drapes provided with hanger means at the top edgethereof, the arrangement comprising: container means provided with anopening for receiving the curtains or drapes, cover means forselectively covering said opening, and means provided on said covermeans for receiving the hangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in saidcontainer means, said receiving means includes at least one rail meansprovided on the underside of said cover means, said container meansbeing a substantially rigid container and having substantially the samelength as the suspended curtain or drape, said cover means beingprovided with a rim portion projecting beyond the end of said at leastone rail means, said rim portion being provided with an aperture meansfor enabling the hangers to be disposed on said at least one rail means.24. An arrangement according to claim 23, wherein said at least one railmeans is disposed on said cover means in a substantially circularconfiguration.
 25. An arrangement according to claim 24, wherein meansare provided for affixing said rail to said cover means.
 26. Anarrangement according to claim 25, wherein said at least one rail meansis provided with flange portions, said affixing means includingresilient lug means for receiving said flange portions.
 27. Anarrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-made curtains ordrapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof, thearrangement comprising: container means provided with an opening forreceiving the curtains or drapes, cover means for selectively coveringsaid opening, means provided on said cover means for receiving thehangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in said container meansincluding at least one reail means provided on the underside of saidcover means, said at least one rail means being disposed on said covermeans in a substantially S-shaped configuration, said container meansbeing a bag, and means for fluid-tightly connecting said cover meanswith said bag.
 28. An arrangement for packing, transporting and storingready-made curtain or drapes provided with hanger means at the top edgethereof, the arrangement comprising: container means provided with anopening for receiving the curtains or drapes, cover means forselectively covering said opening, means provided on said cover meansfor receiving the hangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in saidcontainer means including at least one rail means provided on theunderside of said cover means, said at least one rail means beingdisposed on said cover means in a substantially circular configuration,said container means being a bag, and means for fluid-tightly connectingsaid cover means with said bag.
 29. An arrangement for packing,transporting and storing ready-made curtains or drapes provided withhanger means at the top edge thereof, the arrangement comprising:container means provided with an opening for receiving the curtains ordrapes, cover means for selectively covering said opening, meansprovided on said cover means for receiving the hangers to suspend thecurtain or drapes in said container means including at least one railmeans provided on the underside of said cover means, said at least onerail means is disposed on said cover means in a substantially helicalconfiguration, said container means being a bag, and means forfluid-tightly connecting said cover means with said bag.
 30. Anarrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-made curtains ordrapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof, thearrangement comprising: container means provided with an opening forreceiving the curtains or drapes, cover means for selectively coveringsaid opening, means provided on said cover means for receiving thehangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in said container meansincluding at least one rail means provided on the underside of saidcover means, said at least one rail means extending chordally acrosssaid cover means, said container means being a bag, and means areprovided for fluid-tightly connecting said cover means with said bag.31. An arrangement for packing, transporting and storing ready-madecurtains or drapes provided with hanger means at the top edge thereof,the arrangement comprising: container means provided with an opening forreceiving the curtains or drapes, cover means for selectively coveringsaid opening, means provided on said cover means for receiving thehangers to suspend the curtain or drapes in said container meansincluding at least one rail means provided on the underside of saidcover means, said at least one rail means consists of a plurality ofrail portions, said portions being bent relative to each other, saidcontainer means being a bag, and means for fluid-tightly connecting saidcover means with said bag.
 32. An arrangement according to claim 31,wherein said plurality of rail portion extend chordally across saidcover means.
 33. An arrangement according to claim 32, wherein means areprovided for fixing said plurality of rail portions to said cover means.34. An arrangement according to claim 33, wherein each of said pluralityof rail portions is provided with flange portions, said affixing meansincluding resilient lug means for receiving the flange portions of arespective rail means.